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>> i think they very much want to keep assad in power. i think they are prepared to see this conflict go on for as long as it takes. this is part of their campaign in the middle east. i think folks in the west and in the arab world people see assad's fall as something that could hurt iran very substantially and one asks in that case why hasn't the obama administration done more to help achieve that? i think the answer is because the obama administration is still desperate to find a way to negotiate with iran over the nuclear weapons program. i know if we were to get involved in the conflict against sa assad there would be no way the iranians would negotiate. >> what can the administration do? >> i don't think there's much they can do as long as they are not willing to take on russia and iran. the reset button has worked out well as we can see here. the administration is hosted by fat tar. >> good to see you. seems our fighting with continue with assad in place. >>> eric, thanks. there are growing concerns the deadly flu outbreak is sweepi
>> i think they very much want to keep assad in power. i think they are prepared to see this conflict go on for as long as it takes. this is part of their campaign in the middle east. i think folks in the west and in the arab world people see assad's fall as something that could hurt iran very substantially and one asks in that case why hasn't the obama administration done more to help achieve that? i think the answer is because the obama administration is still desperate to find a way to...
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>> because bashar assad destroyed all syria and we come here to have a life, good life. >> reporter: another boy ali told us that he lost both of his hands and his left eye when a plane bombed his house. in a math class we wanted to know how many have lost someone in their family in the war. nearly a third raised their hands. principal zikwan da-yid taught history in sirria. he told us he was arrested three times by government forces before he fled to turkey. he said many of the children here are traumatized. they get frightened by loud noises, he told us. if someone bangs on the wall, they panic. they feel they are always under threat. the turkish government allows the school to operate but doesn't provide anything else. textbooks are donated by a charity. and the teachers salaries are minimal. >> reporter: what is your dream for these children. >> that they get back to their country with their heads held high and rebuild their schools, he said. i want to try to give these kids what they have lost. >> pelley: but that will likely be some time. clarissa ward is joining us on the bord
>> because bashar assad destroyed all syria and we come here to have a life, good life. >> reporter: another boy ali told us that he lost both of his hands and his left eye when a plane bombed his house. in a math class we wanted to know how many have lost someone in their family in the war. nearly a third raised their hands. principal zikwan da-yid taught history in sirria. he told us he was arrested three times by government forces before he fled to turkey. he said many of the...
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essentially, assad is saying that he is going to continue to go after rebel fighters there. he continued to deny that there's any home-grown opposition or any grassroots opposition in syria, which he said so many times the last couple of years and he said he would only try to implement this new initiative after they were able to vanquish the terrorists in syria. he thanked russia, iran and china for being steadfast allies of syria and not allowing any kind of foreign intervention there and said that there could be no foreign-backed peace plan for syria. any peace plan had to come from within syria. once again, a rambling speech. one at which at one point he said that the syrian government was looking for a political partner the way a husband to be might look for a wife. but they are not able to find one. rambling speech, a meandering speech -- >> so, why now? >> entrenched and defiant. >> why come out now and give this speech? >> he's been under intense, intense international pressure to try to address the fact that the u.n. and so many countries are waiting to see if he wil
essentially, assad is saying that he is going to continue to go after rebel fighters there. he continued to deny that there's any home-grown opposition or any grassroots opposition in syria, which he said so many times the last couple of years and he said he would only try to implement this new initiative after they were able to vanquish the terrorists in syria. he thanked russia, iran and china for being steadfast allies of syria and not allowing any kind of foreign intervention there and said...
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president bashar al assad has refused to negotiate. assad addressed his supporters on sunday. he proposed a new constitution and a national referendum to approve it. he branded his opponents puppets of the west. brahimi met with assad last month telling the bbc the president's proposals are no different from ones he's put forward before. >> i think that what people are saying is that family ruling for 40 years is a little bit wrong. so the change has to be real. >> opposition leaders welcomed the remarks. brahimi is set to meet with russian diplomats with close ties to the assad government on friday. >>> rebel commanders have freed dozens of iranians in a prison exchange or prisoner exchange deal with the syrian government. the assad regime agreed to release more than 2,000 captives in return. it's the largest prisoner swap since the uprising against assad's government began nearly two years ago. iran's state-run media said 48 iranians held for five months arrived at a damascus hotel after their release. opposition fighters seized the iranians near the city in august and initi
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this is bashar al-assad very much in control. he has a lot of supporters there in the damascus opera house there in the capitol from which he was speaking, a lot of applause there and was speaking live on state television. his detractors will say what what they will, but many people have predicted bashar al-assad's demise over the past 18 or 20 months, they say his days are over. this is a president very much in control of his capitol and much of his country, bill. bill: does that speech change anything on ground, leland. >> reporter: not rile the violence continues. the one thing that bashar al-assad did talk about is a need for his army to continue to night and that is exactly what they are doing. if anything the rebels' momentum as of late has slowed or perhaps stopped. the one thing we saw president bashar al-assad do is give up a lot of indefensible areas, areas he didn't care about, especially in the north. the rebels haven't been able to make inch roads either in damascus or other important towns there for bashar al-assad.
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will not talk to the assad regime as long as assad is in power. my fear is that at the end of this conflict, syria will most likely be destroyed and syria, assad will go. but in the meantime, in the meantime, 2013 will most likely be very violent and more syrians will die in the country. >> you still feel that it would be a mistake for the west to intervene? >> well the west has intervened. the west is wamging a war by other means. against the assad regime. economic war, financial war, intelligence war. but the reality is the west is very reluctant to provide arms to the opposition. here is the irony. the west supports the opposition. in particular, the syrian national coalition. yet also the united states has put the so-called jihad, a radical jihadist group. >> and it is -- >> they branded them a terrorist organization. >> absolutely. yet, they are one of the most important potent and skilled fighting machines, inside syria. here is the irony, what do you do? how do you provide the opposition with arms. in order to expedite the end of the confli
will not talk to the assad regime as long as assad is in power. my fear is that at the end of this conflict, syria will most likely be destroyed and syria, assad will go. but in the meantime, in the meantime, 2013 will most likely be very violent and more syrians will die in the country. >> you still feel that it would be a mistake for the west to intervene? >> well the west has intervened. the west is wamging a war by other means. against the assad regime. economic war, financial...
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president assad has said that his government is not willing to negotiate with those opposition groups which he considers to be the puppets of the west well earlier i spoke to political analyst marcus papadopoulos who believes that assad will have a hard job finding any they don't when president assad says he's not going to talk to the opposition into the armed opposition the so-called free syrian army and its political wing of the syrian national council which is a foreign based opposition movement and it's very important to make this clear in particular for western audiences who are unfortunately not read the full picture when it comes to syria the free syrian army is a lethal cocktail or various groups including many islamist groups and many groups linked to al qaida and the free syrian army or the f.s.a. it's more commonly referred to you has been responsible for heinous dry all terrorist acts in the last couple of years in syria so it's it's it's pretty clear why president assad will not talk to the armed opposition and its political wing and the political wing being the syrian na
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years of continued civil conflict one of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar assad is regional and international powers to stop supporting the groups. well there has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an international reconciliation conference to end of the violence and the military conflict which is going on be going on for almost two years now in syria and this initiative according to assad will lead to a national wide referendum and fair election which is the only way according to the syrian president that the political landscape in this country can be changed but this initiative can only be possible according to assad if the western countries and some regional countries as he put it stop investing into terrorist groups which are fighting to overthrow his his regime has been again pretty much a defining tone saying that the only way that syria will listen to the outside world is through a device not through a dictating well this speech of the syrian president comes amid very serious concerns about t
years of continued civil conflict one of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar assad is regional and international powers to stop supporting the groups. well there has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an international reconciliation conference to end of the violence and the military conflict which is going on be going on for almost two years now in syria and this initiative according to assad will lead to a...
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inspiring, he raised his voice from deep inside syria, raised his voice against the repeated lies, by assad. he defied the dictator, insisting on using his own names in interviews, talking about the crimes the regime has committed. he has done this knowing full well that the regime that has tortured and killed so many, could simply choose to do away with him. he insisted we broadcast his name. >> when i chant, i want freedom, i can hear my voice for the first time in my life. now, how can i give up this, even if it costs me my life? >> imagine that, a grown adult hearing his voice for the first time. well, three weeks ago, syrian secret police arrested him and his brother. today, we got great news, we learned he was freed. he became seriously ill during his detention, close to death and was not given medical treatment. he is with his family tonight in syria. his brother is in custody, and zedun and his family fear for his safety. you can go to a facebook page the family set up to get the latest on his brother's condition, to find out how to try to help secure his release. a relative says th
inspiring, he raised his voice from deep inside syria, raised his voice against the repeated lies, by assad. he defied the dictator, insisting on using his own names in interviews, talking about the crimes the regime has committed. he has done this knowing full well that the regime that has tortured and killed so many, could simply choose to do away with him. he insisted we broadcast his name. >> when i chant, i want freedom, i can hear my voice for the first time in my life. now, how can...
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he wants bashar al assad to go and go right away. listen to next change that i had with president morsi. you want bashar al assad to leave to give up power? do you believe he should be tried by the international criminal court for war crimes? >> translator: it is not i who want this but the syrian people who want this. this phase is the phase of the people, similar to what the egyptian president wanted, the syrian people wanted. and we support the syrian people. and they are going to win and they have the will to win. >> so, you say the syrian president want bashar al assad to be tried for war crimes? >> translator: the syrian people, through their revolution, and through the movement will, when the bloodshed stops, move to a new stage where they will have an independent parliament and the government of their choosing. and then they will decide what they want to do against those who committed crimes against them. it is the syrian people who decide. >> it's clear that president morsi feels that time is running out for the syrian leade
he wants bashar al assad to go and go right away. listen to next change that i had with president morsi. you want bashar al assad to leave to give up power? do you believe he should be tried by the international criminal court for war crimes? >> translator: it is not i who want this but the syrian people who want this. this phase is the phase of the people, similar to what the egyptian president wanted, the syrian people wanted. and we support the syrian people. and they are going to win...
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the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad outlines his views on how syria could finally be. a last ditch deal prevents the us from plunging over the fiscal cliff is of. raising taxes on wealthy americans already preventing a nationwide financial disaster. is forced into revealing it knew about a plan to assassinate the leaders of occupy wall street but chose not to warn them their lives were in danger. and also the movie superstar gets a freshly standard russian passport to falling out with the government in france over super high taxes on the super rich. the look back at the past seven days top stories in the latest developments this is the weekly on. the syrian leader has outlined his vision on how to end almost two years of continued civil conflict one of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar assad is for regional and international powers to stop supporting groups. was following what he said. well there has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an in
the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad outlines his views on how syria could finally be. a last ditch deal prevents the us from plunging over the fiscal cliff is of. raising taxes on wealthy americans already preventing a nationwide financial disaster. is forced into revealing it knew about a plan to assassinate the leaders of occupy wall street but chose not to warn them their lives were in danger. and also the movie superstar gets a...
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but iran is backing the assad administration with russia. after the meeting they held a news conference. >> translator: to solve the situation in syria iran's cooperation is necessary. >> translator: the situation in syria should be solved by syrian, not by intervention from other countries. >> iran will cooperate with egypt. they will support mediation efforts by the un. >>> the public standoff between journalists and government officials is making more headlines. staff say they were censored. they have used their latest edition to take a jab at the communist party. >> reporter: the southern best weekly published its second edition on thursday. >> translator: i came to buy the news to know what's happening and to know the truth. >> translator: media restrictions are getting tighter. >> reporter: they did not run a story detailing their complaint. editors wrote even though the party had the right to control the media, it should change with the times. no major rallies happened on thursday outside the head office. hundreds of protesters have g
but iran is backing the assad administration with russia. after the meeting they held a news conference. >> translator: to solve the situation in syria iran's cooperation is necessary. >> translator: the situation in syria should be solved by syrian, not by intervention from other countries. >> iran will cooperate with egypt. they will support mediation efforts by the un. >>> the public standoff between journalists and government officials is making more headlines....
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>> alex, it has been rare to see assad in recent months. this is a momentous occasion, but he didn't really say anything all that new. he did propose a new potential political solution, talking about a new government and reconciliation talks and possibly a new constitution. but it seemed the bulk of what he had to say really proved how almost impossible it would be to reach that end given his other points that he made, including the fact that he called all of the opposition fighters terrorists. he said they are made up mostly of al qaeda. he gave little or no mention to the fact that syrians themselves had picked up arms against his country. and he said he would not negotiate until countries in the region have agreed not to find and give them money. the other interesting point he made is that the west is really trying to kill two birds with one stone. he said, they want to destroy syria, and they want to distract the terrorists, and that's what they're doing by sending al qaeda into syria. alex? >> can i just ask you, stephanie? with regard
>> alex, it has been rare to see assad in recent months. this is a momentous occasion, but he didn't really say anything all that new. he did propose a new potential political solution, talking about a new government and reconciliation talks and possibly a new constitution. but it seemed the bulk of what he had to say really proved how almost impossible it would be to reach that end given his other points that he made, including the fact that he called all of the opposition fighters...
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you're only taking one side clearly it's just about kind of looking for ways for the rebels to get assad out there's also it's also interesting there is the possibility of a peace treaty the game does offer that but it actually comments that if you do go for the peace treaty as the player then it won't be really that useful you should continue fighting until the regime falls i mean it baffles me but this one side of the game is that i've heard that it's been rejected by apple as an app how well these developers develop this game intending to actually get it out into the market at the using other. platforms what kind of platforms are they using it has been rejected by apple initially it was designed by apple but it goes against all the ethical rules of the company since basically targets a ruling existing government that's against all the rules of the corporation the developers say they do they are going to try to. submit this game but i guess there really are going to have to change a lot of. the kokura of this game if they want it to be on. the platforms as popular as apple. now you've
you're only taking one side clearly it's just about kind of looking for ways for the rebels to get assad out there's also it's also interesting there is the possibility of a peace treaty the game does offer that but it actually comments that if you do go for the peace treaty as the player then it won't be really that useful you should continue fighting until the regime falls i mean it baffles me but this one side of the game is that i've heard that it's been rejected by apple as an app how well...
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they have been chanting, "with our soul and blood, we will defend you, assad." [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> debt kaiser health news senior correspondent talks about the taxes and fees americans face in 2013 as part of the affordable care act. is livegton journal" at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> we saw that congress failed to reach an agreement on cyber security legislation in 2012, as many would predicted. they remain very far apart. >> and another big issue is going to be implementing the incentive option -- there in the midst of working on that. some of the hot-button issues are unlicensed spectrum, wi-fi, the other amazing devices the tech sector is coming up with all the time. >> net neutrality is another big issue. it is not clear exactly how the court will rule. the d.c. circuit has been skeptical. >> can look at the major technology and telecommunications issues of 2013 with reporters who cover them. monday night at the clock on c- span2. >> what i like about the coverage
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. >>> in syria president bashar al assad addressed the nation in a rare speech this morning. his last address was six months ago, but not much has really changed in his eyes. he, again, stood firms against calls around the world for him to step down blaming a conspiracy for his country's turmoil and incessant bloodshed. according to u.n. reports, in nearly two years of fighting, more than 60,000 syrians have been killed. >> there's some good news this morning for hockey fans. it seems that a tentative agreement has been reached that could save the season. the deal comes after an all-night negotiating session that lasted 16 hours. any new collective bargaining agreement still has to be approved by the players and owners before the puck drops again. more than 500 games have been cancelled. >>> shell oil says the drilling rig that ran aground off alaska's southern coast is ready to be towed away. the company says there's no evidence of leaking oil, and the fuel tank appear intact. the rig was being towed back to its winter home in seattle and ran into a severe storm and grounded
. >>> in syria president bashar al assad addressed the nation in a rare speech this morning. his last address was six months ago, but not much has really changed in his eyes. he, again, stood firms against calls around the world for him to step down blaming a conspiracy for his country's turmoil and incessant bloodshed. according to u.n. reports, in nearly two years of fighting, more than 60,000 syrians have been killed. >> there's some good news this morning for hockey fans. it...
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forces to secure the country's chemical weapons if assad is restart peaceful transition and there are fears the also could fall into the wrong hands middle east experts are also saying the conflict is pushing the country's uranium stockpile christe say reportedly has up to fifty times. and after create five nuclear bombs a political analyst on mohnish says western states present only one side of the conflict. there's a lot of noise about it there was a bombing in two thousand and seven the israeli jets bombed the site in syria claiming that it is a nuclear site there was no indication yes the visited the site the i.a.e.a. said that there were traces of uranium of depleted uranium but they did not confirm that there was any quantity or at least you know this huge quantity that is being publicized i mean they're saying fifty tons of uranium this is this is i don't know where they come up with the number. of use the i did some research and it appears that they came up with a number because they. are coming up with the story that this site that was there that was bombed in two thousand an
forces to secure the country's chemical weapons if assad is restart peaceful transition and there are fears the also could fall into the wrong hands middle east experts are also saying the conflict is pushing the country's uranium stockpile christe say reportedly has up to fifty times. and after create five nuclear bombs a political analyst on mohnish says western states present only one side of the conflict. there's a lot of noise about it there was a bombing in two thousand and seven the...
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clearly assad is still in control. the speech was meant as a message that he will not go peacefully. >> jamie: leland, thank you. >> gregg: well, hockey fans, you are having a happy day to be sure. it's apparently four months and marathon negotiation session to get hockey back. early this morning, nhl and players agreed to end the lockout and save what is left of the hockey season. take listen. >> it was the best deal for us available. you are always tough because we're all friends of the game and we with wish we didn't have to go through this, but we did. we're on the other side now. >> hopefully within a very few days, the fans can get back to watching people who are skating if not the two of us. >> gregg: hockey is back but scheduling issues including the length of season still needs to be worked out. >> jamie: a jam packed show ahead. still to come, president obama getting set to tap former republican senator chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary and possibly setting the stage for big confirmation fight. >>
clearly assad is still in control. the speech was meant as a message that he will not go peacefully. >> jamie: leland, thank you. >> gregg: well, hockey fans, you are having a happy day to be sure. it's apparently four months and marathon negotiation session to get hockey back. early this morning, nhl and players agreed to end the lockout and save what is left of the hockey season. take listen. >> it was the best deal for us available. you are always tough because we're all...
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bashar al assad dismissing any prospect of meeting with the rebel leaders. was anyone at all surprised that president assad ignored the scope and the root causes, if you will, of the uprising there? >> reporter: not entirely. we haven't seen a lot of bashar al assad in recent months. this was a big speech. he presented it in damascus in a crowded auditorium. he spoke for nearly an hour and really at the end of the speech probably isn't going to change much. he called -- we heard familiar refrains. he called the opposition terrorists and accused them of being made up mostly of al qaeda and made little mention of syrians taking arms against his government and countries in the region are funding and arming the opposition and says he won't negotiate until they stop funding them and went on to propose a new political initiative which would include eventually a new government, new constitution, national reconciliation but said that won't happen until the weapons are put down and these quote/unquote terrorists are no longer funded. he didn't spare his words when it
bashar al assad dismissing any prospect of meeting with the rebel leaders. was anyone at all surprised that president assad ignored the scope and the root causes, if you will, of the uprising there? >> reporter: not entirely. we haven't seen a lot of bashar al assad in recent months. this was a big speech. he presented it in damascus in a crowded auditorium. he spoke for nearly an hour and really at the end of the speech probably isn't going to change much. he called -- we heard familiar...
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to the conflict zone as flagrantly biased comes after me said he does not see a place for president assad in a transitional government and visited an international peace plan to ask this is reiterated that assad will not step down under foreign pressure meantime on friday bring him you will hold talks with russian and u.s. officials as the parties seek to implement a road map for ending the twenty two month long syrian conflict. three female kurdish independence activists have been found dead from gunshot wounds in paris one of the victims was the co-founder of the kurdistan workers' party known as the p.k. k. who are in an armed struggle for separation from turkey forty thousand people have so far been killed in the twenty five year battle for independence and chris recently began talks with the parties job leader to try and persuade the organization to disarm. scores of people have been left dead and wounded by two separate explosions in pakistan at least twenty one people were killed in the northwestern city of mingora a blast struck kleck crowds gathering to hear a speech by religious
to the conflict zone as flagrantly biased comes after me said he does not see a place for president assad in a transitional government and visited an international peace plan to ask this is reiterated that assad will not step down under foreign pressure meantime on friday bring him you will hold talks with russian and u.s. officials as the parties seek to implement a road map for ending the twenty two month long syrian conflict. three female kurdish independence activists have been found dead...
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that a message that russia has to get on board and condemn assad once and for all. talking about broken records back where we were one year ago. >>> one of the world's top internet companies says he wants to look at social media in a country where millions of people have nothing to eat. the google executive chairman eric schmidt arrived in north korea. u.s. officials don't do this but they went anyway. representatives say he wants a first hand look at the communist nation economy and social media. he is the highest profile u.s. executive to visit north korea since kim jong uhm took power a year ago. the state department says the visit is bad timing and, of course, unhelpful. officials also say they are holding an american citizen behind bars, something ambassador richardson says he will bring up during his trip. trace gallagher has the details. ambassador richardson, does he think he can bring this american home? >> he has been to north korea six times over the past 20 years and has freed americans before. this is a man named kenne bay of north korean descent. he ta
that a message that russia has to get on board and condemn assad once and for all. talking about broken records back where we were one year ago. >>> one of the world's top internet companies says he wants to look at social media in a country where millions of people have nothing to eat. the google executive chairman eric schmidt arrived in north korea. u.s. officials don't do this but they went anyway. representatives say he wants a first hand look at the communist nation economy and...
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global backlash after a rare public speech by the syrian president bashar assad his first since june. yesterday he laid out what he called a peace plan which included new constitution and a, quote: national reconciliation conference. at the same time the syrian president urged his supporters not to give up the fight against the rebel forces whom he called murderous criminals. hello mirror. the secretary general is disappointed bashar assad has no plan at all to i understand the suffering of syria's men women and children. the civil war has killed more than 60,000 people since it broke out nearly two years ago. the chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt is with us. jonathan, some the rhetoric from assad just astounding and some response from the united states. >> yeah. the same thing we have heard again and again it appears to be groundhog day in both damascus and washington. president assad talking once again about the way he says he is committed to what he calls a national dialogue but at the same time condemning anyone who fights his regime as either a terrorist or a criminal.
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assad is not giving up. >> first of all, chris, it's not up to us. we can express our opinion. this is part of this problem that it's somehow america's capability and responsibility to resolve these things. look, i wish that we could go into a lot of these places and make things work well. i wish we could bring democracy and peace but i wish i could eat more and not gain weight and i have found that when i act in unrealistic wishes, the results are not so good. the answer is we can voice our opinion. i guess what we ought to encourage ask a deal whereby people like that who are in power can leave, not because they're good people but because the alternative is them fighting to stay, but my basic point is that in any case, we vont got a lot to say about it. and you have this notion -- well, look, here is my disagreement with president obama on this one issue because i think he does an extraordinarily good job and i'm very supportive. he says america is the indispensable nation. by which they mean we have to be everywhere there's trouble. we can't do it, we can't afford it anymore
assad is not giving up. >> first of all, chris, it's not up to us. we can express our opinion. this is part of this problem that it's somehow america's capability and responsibility to resolve these things. look, i wish that we could go into a lot of these places and make things work well. i wish we could bring democracy and peace but i wish i could eat more and not gain weight and i have found that when i act in unrealistic wishes, the results are not so good. the answer is we can voice...
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important strategically but overall the syrian central government under the leadership of president assad controls most of the syrian territory obviously it's difficult because there are many fighters infiltrating from outside syria there are many a lot of money being infiltrated being pumped into syria to these rebel groups by neighboring country especially by by turkey by qatar by other european and by the united states there is a sponsorship of these terror groups. and later in the hour a dark anniversary for the notorious want on a mobile bay. after the break we have an eyewitness account of what's been happening behind the prison walls while barack obama continues to prolong closing the facility this story and much more. and live from moscow this is our team glad to have you back with us america is a most infamous prison camp has marked its eleventh anniversary this week with over one hundred sixty captives still being held there without charge or trial obama has been promising to close the facility since his two thousand and eight presidential campaign but has since failed to stand
important strategically but overall the syrian central government under the leadership of president assad controls most of the syrian territory obviously it's difficult because there are many fighters infiltrating from outside syria there are many a lot of money being infiltrated being pumped into syria to these rebel groups by neighboring country especially by by turkey by qatar by other european and by the united states there is a sponsorship of these terror groups. and later in the hour a...
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even the turkish head of state, former ally, is speaking out against assad. he just has no allies at this point. i think the description of assad being sort of detached from reality -- pretty realistic. >> something to that, absolutely. the world is saying "get out. this is not going to last." but no one is taking definitive action to push him out. that's the difference. >> that's true. >> lot of talk so far at least right now. >>> almost six months after the aurora, colorado, movie massacre, a pretrial hearing opens today for suspect james holmes. holmes is charged with killing 12 people and wounding 70 others. at the week-long hearing, prosecutors will lay out their case. a judge will decide whether to send it to trial. many legal experts believe the evidence is so overwhelming, holmes will likely accept a plea deal. i have to agree with that. >> that seems to be his only option, realistically, right? >> no question. i think with the pretrial hearings, preliminary hearings, i have conducted many of them myself. you sort of lay it out for the other side so t
even the turkish head of state, former ally, is speaking out against assad. he just has no allies at this point. i think the description of assad being sort of detached from reality -- pretty realistic. >> something to that, absolutely. the world is saying "get out. this is not going to last." but no one is taking definitive action to push him out. that's the difference. >> that's true. >> lot of talk so far at least right now. >>> almost six months after...
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allows players to retrace the syrian conflict leaves little choice except to bring down the president assad. a rocky ride turns into tragedy here in russia as a thrill seeker dies in a solving accident after the ball carrying him and a friend flies off course and falls into a border. guard for dissent who weighed just wary sue activists in jail for tweeting against a meal even though one post didn't even mention the router. and the divide and rule the british parliament brings the axe down on welfare spending with low income workers said to be hit hardest. twenty four hours a day seven days a week this is r.t. first the bloody conflict in syria which has been dragging on for almost two years and claimed more than sixty thousand lives has now entered the realm of internet gaming called end game syria players get the chance to slide on the side of the rebels exploring various options to conclude the war how do you got these kind of took a look at the game and shared his impressions with me. amazing graphics stunning three d. action not really it's more about an online game which simulates the
allows players to retrace the syrian conflict leaves little choice except to bring down the president assad. a rocky ride turns into tragedy here in russia as a thrill seeker dies in a solving accident after the ball carrying him and a friend flies off course and falls into a border. guard for dissent who weighed just wary sue activists in jail for tweeting against a meal even though one post didn't even mention the router. and the divide and rule the british parliament brings the axe down on...
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president obama said assad must go. we have not armed the rebellion, but our allies have, especially saudi arabia and qatar. mostly with small arms. there are credible reports they had surface to air missiles. it is a messy civil war. we have chosen a side. right now, it is stalemated. we have offered support to the rebellion. once he started massacring his own people, i don't think a lot of our allies would have accepted any other choice but to stand on the side of these people who want a say in their own lives. host: of viewer says -- of er says, " iview wher have to admit most of color is true. cia is involved." republican line with james kitfield. caller: james, i have an observation for you. that is that many of these wars that we have become involved in are merely proxy wars. we are drawn in all the way from johnson in vietnam up to president george w. bush to where we are bankrupting our country with these proxy wars. i think that what has happened here is president obama is withdrawing, and he is becoming an iso
president obama said assad must go. we have not armed the rebellion, but our allies have, especially saudi arabia and qatar. mostly with small arms. there are credible reports they had surface to air missiles. it is a messy civil war. we have chosen a side. right now, it is stalemated. we have offered support to the rebellion. once he started massacring his own people, i don't think a lot of our allies would have accepted any other choice but to stand on the side of these people who want a say...
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we are getting close to the expiration date. ment question is will president bashar al-assad use them. the red line remains writ is. right now president sad r-rb, his military is looking at a little stronger show of force. patriot missiles to be banned by u.s. troops and also nato troops have landed in turk key. those missiles are going to go along the turkish-syrian border to be used first to prevent any kind of syrian attack inside of turkey. very easily those missiles could be reprogrammed to begin the enforcement of a no-fly zone over northern syria. that ter certainly something that be done if the red line is crossed, bill. bill: what are the rebels doing, leland? >>> that is the other part of this story in the sense that the rebels seem to be losing whatever momentum they had gained. the talk of chemical weapons really got strong when the rebels were moving on all of the cities controlled by the syrian regime. as of late things have slowed down. they are able to move across aop groun open ground *rb, but when they get to the cities the military repulses them back. they are using
we are getting close to the expiration date. ment question is will president bashar al-assad use them. the red line remains writ is. right now president sad r-rb, his military is looking at a little stronger show of force. patriot missiles to be banned by u.s. troops and also nato troops have landed in turk key. those missiles are going to go along the turkish-syrian border to be used first to prevent any kind of syrian attack inside of turkey. very easily those missiles could be reprogrammed...
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not important strategically but overall this is central government under the leadership of president assad controls most of the syrian territory obviously it's difficult because there are many fighters infiltrating from outside syria there are many a lot of money being infiltrated into syria to these rebel groups by a neighboring country especially by by turkey by qatar by other european and by the united states there is a sponsorship of these terror groups. later in the hour a dark anniversary for the notorious guantanamo bay prison. after the break we have eyewitness accounts of what's been happening behind the prison walls. continues to prolong closing the facility this story and much more in just a few minutes. download the official. stream quality and enjoy your favorite. if you're away from your television just doesn't matter now with your mobile device you can watch your t.v. anytime anywhere. joining me on a journey to the heart of the problem to a place is hidden from the terrorists you're going to meet some real criminal insiders although they may not be the usual news makers you
not important strategically but overall this is central government under the leadership of president assad controls most of the syrian territory obviously it's difficult because there are many fighters infiltrating from outside syria there are many a lot of money being infiltrated into syria to these rebel groups by a neighboring country especially by by turkey by qatar by other european and by the united states there is a sponsorship of these terror groups. later in the hour a dark anniversary...
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not important strategically but overall this is central government under the leadership of president assad controls most of the syrian territory obviously it's difficult because there are many fighters infiltrating from outside syria there are many a lot of money being infiltrated being pumped into syria to these rebel groups by neighboring country especially by by turkey by qatar by other european and by the united states there is a sponsorship of these terror groups. and later in the hour a dark anniversary for the notorious guantanamo bay prison after the break we have an eyewitness account of what's been happening behind the prison walls while barack obama continues to prolong closing the facility the story and much more in just a few minutes. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images he's been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are the day. we speak your language. or music programs and documentaries in spanish matters to you breaking news i want to turn to bangalore stories. here. the spanish find out more visit. and live from our studio
not important strategically but overall this is central government under the leadership of president assad controls most of the syrian territory obviously it's difficult because there are many fighters infiltrating from outside syria there are many a lot of money being infiltrated being pumped into syria to these rebel groups by neighboring country especially by by turkey by qatar by other european and by the united states there is a sponsorship of these terror groups. and later in the hour a...
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al-assad governor cuomo's beach, an estimated crowd of over 1000 people gathered for protest urging him to reject the drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. cuomo faces a major decision next month when a state moratorium on fracking is set to expire. the demonstrators included legendary folk singer and upstate new york piece singer, who led the crowd and a rendition of the folk classic, "this land is your land." from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters this land was made for you and me ♪ this land is your land this land is my land from california to the new york islands from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters this plan was made for you and me ♪ >> pc your joining about 1000 people singing "this land is your land." secretary labor hilda solis has announced resignation at a president obama's second term beginning later this month. she is the first latina had a federal agency and known for her public support of unions, pushing measures including the employee free choice act, which would have removed barriers to unionizing workers. the statement,
al-assad governor cuomo's beach, an estimated crowd of over 1000 people gathered for protest urging him to reject the drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. cuomo faces a major decision next month when a state moratorium on fracking is set to expire. the demonstrators included legendary folk singer and upstate new york piece singer, who led the crowd and a rendition of the folk classic, "this land is your land." from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters...
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. >> i'm shannen bream in tonight for harris falkner: assad gives a rare speech to supporter and what he says from the u.s. state department. urging syrians to defend their country against the rebels who started against his regime two years ago. it's now a civil war. and 60,000 people estimated to have been killed since it began, saying in a statement. assad's speech today is yet another attempt by the regime to cling to power and does nothing to advance the syrian people's goal of a transition. leland vittert has more from the u.s. bureau. >> shannon, this speech is a combination of the same old-same old, it provided diplomatic covers not only for the syrians, but their allies, russian, not offered a peace plan and the rebels won't even talk. in u.s. politics, they would call it the optics and they're important. president assad looking in control and on state tv and speaking to adoring crowd, remind they're a large number of syrians support him especially among the upper class. despite the offers of negotiation, he has no intention of leaving and will win this civil war. in the past
. >> i'm shannen bream in tonight for harris falkner: assad gives a rare speech to supporter and what he says from the u.s. state department. urging syrians to defend their country against the rebels who started against his regime two years ago. it's now a civil war. and 60,000 people estimated to have been killed since it began, saying in a statement. assad's speech today is yet another attempt by the regime to cling to power and does nothing to advance the syrian people's goal of a...
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. >> in a rare address to the nation, the syrian president bashar al-assad. he proposed a new constitution that he said would include new laws for the party's and local administration. he think russia and china for their support of syria and stressed that his country would defend themselves from outside forces. the last time he addressed the nation was in june 2012. coverage comes to us courtesy of al-ajzeera english. -- al- jazeera english. >> this is the first time since november that the president has given a public address in his own country. official figures in united nations said as many as 60,000 people have lost their lives during the course of the 21 month conflict. [chanting] our translator is standing by [applause] -- by. [applause] president bashar al-assad, live from the syrian capital. >> ladies and gentlemen, today i look at your faces and the faces of the people of my country with sadness and pain. i look at the eyes of the children of syria. i'd look at the hands of the elderly today, pain and suffering is spread all over syria. safety and se
. >> in a rare address to the nation, the syrian president bashar al-assad. he proposed a new constitution that he said would include new laws for the party's and local administration. he think russia and china for their support of syria and stressed that his country would defend themselves from outside forces. the last time he addressed the nation was in june 2012. coverage comes to us courtesy of al-ajzeera english. -- al- jazeera english. >> this is the first time since november...
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zone as flagrantly biased it comes after locked up or he said he doesn't see a place for president assad that a transitional government a visit by an international peace plan to last because as reiterated the south will not step down under foreign pressure meantime another development western experts say syria's conflict is putting the country to raney and stockpiles at risk let's talk about this than with middle east commentator love of culture shero taking the time to be with us tonight reports say syria may have up to fifty tons of un enrich uranium enough to make maybe five nuclear bombs is that feasible this is all pretty secret stuff isn't it we know there are a lot of details about. syria when it comes to nuclear what do you think the picture is i mean you know we can almost for sure but let's just look at the timing of this announcement it's almost. now there's kind of this chain of alarmists in are used to being produced concerning chemical weapons nuclear. echoes of iraq you think story echoes of iraq you think. partially i think but i think it's certainly not necessarily linke
zone as flagrantly biased it comes after locked up or he said he doesn't see a place for president assad that a transitional government a visit by an international peace plan to last because as reiterated the south will not step down under foreign pressure meantime another development western experts say syria's conflict is putting the country to raney and stockpiles at risk let's talk about this than with middle east commentator love of culture shero taking the time to be with us tonight...
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state department is dismissing a speech by president bashar al assad as meaningless. assad offered new initiatives but opposition leaders say it's missing one crucial thing. that would be his resignation. now back to "caught on camera. " >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." no matter the sport, extreme athletes thrive on pushing boundaries. they test the limits of their bodies, of their equipment, and in some cases, even of gravity. but the next video shows what happens when one man tests the limits of mother nature. 90% of all people caught in avalanches trigger them by their own actions. watch as one skier literally skis for his life when the massive snow wall along the side of a mountain appears to crumble. for professional skier will burks, danger is part of the job description. >> i've definitely been close to danger, like, a number of times and probably a lot of times i don't even know it, but the one that sticks out the most is the avalanche i was in at micah creek. >> on the fateful day in british columbia, will and his group find a location to ski, occasio
state department is dismissing a speech by president bashar al assad as meaningless. assad offered new initiatives but opposition leaders say it's missing one crucial thing. that would be his resignation. now back to "caught on camera. " >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." no matter the sport, extreme athletes thrive on pushing boundaries. they test the limits of their bodies, of their equipment, and in some cases, even of gravity. but the next video shows what...
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his wife will not return to syria unless president bashar al-assad is gone. >> i don't think we will go back if he remains in public. he used all kinds of weapons against the people. he became like a bloody monster. we cannot go back to live under his mercy. >> do you and repeat the agency is finding it difficult to deal with the growing number of refugees. about 30,000 syrian refugees live in this camp. that number is increasing on a daily basis. un is the items like blankets and heaters, but in cold weather conditions like this, it is not enough. unhcr sent thousands of a waterproof tent. it then it constructs a concrete foundation, latrines, and kitchen. >> it is always went to emergency situation. when you have refugees on going, when you have increased numbers -- 15 per cent average on august jumping to 500 and even more, it needs immediate response. >> despite the hardship, these refugees are considered to be lucky. their hosts are also ethnic kurds to give them residency permits. refugees are allowed to move freely and work in the kurdish region. many came here to know barn a
his wife will not return to syria unless president bashar al-assad is gone. >> i don't think we will go back if he remains in public. he used all kinds of weapons against the people. he became like a bloody monster. we cannot go back to live under his mercy. >> do you and repeat the agency is finding it difficult to deal with the growing number of refugees. about 30,000 syrian refugees live in this camp. that number is increasing on a daily basis. un is the items like blankets and...
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has also actually has what hasn't openly supported president assad's regime either and neither has the russian fact we've been hearing constantly from moscow saying that it is not taking any. i know the only outcome well it does actually offers a peace offer but the game itself recommends the use or not choose that since it says that then you won't get much credit. it was meant to be a bit of fun but it ended in faith turn a t. a giant inflated rubber ball commonly known as dissolved carrying to thrill seekers inside has rolled out of control and plunged off a cliff at a ski resort in southern russia one of the men inside died the other was injured my colleague have a mock say discuss the tragedy with our correspondent tom but first let's see how it all happened this freak accident was caught on camera. now right come on come on. how much is it dollars where will it go in a minute cool isn't it let's do it now. you can see the plastic zor ball here which gone horribly off track from where we just saw it before some people try to stop it they're trying to put it against the rocks to sto
has also actually has what hasn't openly supported president assad's regime either and neither has the russian fact we've been hearing constantly from moscow saying that it is not taking any. i know the only outcome well it does actually offers a peace offer but the game itself recommends the use or not choose that since it says that then you won't get much credit. it was meant to be a bit of fun but it ended in faith turn a t. a giant inflated rubber ball commonly known as dissolved carrying...